Oxford Presbyterian officers elected at meeting
At the Senior Endeavor meeting of the Presbyterian church officers were elected with Walter Stephen as President Mae Pinson as Vice President Ella Mall as Secretary Oscar Stephen as Treasurer and Miss Huth Bourton to entertain Miss Elizabeth Glass of Kentucky and Misses Mary and Etta Constantine of Clearwater Fila. The Junior Windeavor Society plans its annual picnic at Oxford lake with a 9:45 car departure tomorrow.
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Oxford
Presbyterian Church
Walter Stephen
Miss Mae Pinson
Miss Ella Mall
Oscar Stephen
Huth Bourton
Elizabeth Glass
Kentucky
Mary and
Etta Constantine
Clearwater
Fila
Royalty Keeps Busy With Week of Social Functions
London June 26 King George and Queen Mary return from Portsmouth to a packed royal schedule. The week includes a Covent Garden gala, Buckingham Palace garden party, Shakespearian ball at His Majesty’s theatre, Royal Agricultural Show visit, London procession, St Paul’s service, Guildhall reception, Crystal Palace children’s fete, a prime minister dinner, and a Windsor departure.
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London
George
Mary
Portamouth
Coven Garden Opera House
Buckingham Palace
His Majesty's Theatre
St. Paul's
Guildhall
Crystal Palace
Windsor
Deaf School Building Under Way At Talladega
Construction of Alabama school for the deaf began at Talladega with a brick two story building measuring 120 by 90 feet. It will house twenty classrooms a large auditorium and the principal's office and is expected to be one of the finest school buildings in the state.
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Talladega
Alabama Schol For the Deaf
Alabama
Homeopathy Institute Opens Sixty Seventh Meeting
Hundreds of physicians from the United States and Canada gather at Narragansett Pier for the sixty seventh annual meeting of the American Institute of Homeopathy. The opening session features a welcome by Governor Pothier and an address by President Dr Gains J Jones of Cleveland. Baseball matinee today features Anniston Selma game details in the Murphy furniture building each afternoon during the trip.
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Narragansett Pier
R. T
United States
Canada
American Institute of Homeopathy
Hell
Mathewson Hotel
Welcom
Overnor Pothier
Gains J. Jones
Cleveland
Anniston
Selma
Murphy Furniture Store
Local Health Improvements and Family Visits Noted
B Wills改善 from fever is up today and Roy Ledbetter of Ensley visits his parents on a short vacation.
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Roy Ledbetter of
Ensley
Two Women to Be Tried in Hinds County Murder Case
Jackson Mississippi June 26 The regular term of the Hinds county circuit court opens with unusual interest as two white women face murder charges for the first time in the county Lulu Wiltecher indicted in Yazoo for complicity in her husband John Wilteher s murder and transferred here Lee Wiltecher and Lee Price already serving life sentences Claudia Battle a seventeen year old girl shot and killed her paramour in a dive in this city
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Jackson
Miss
Hinds County
Lulu Wilteher
Yazoo County
John Wilteher
Lee Wiltecher
Lee Price
Claudia Battle
Talladega Babies Pageant Winners Named
Judges from Birmingham New Jersey and Atlanta selected winners at the Talladega event. Mary Francis Hicks was named most popular baby and also prettiest girl ages three to five. Margaret Dixon won best little mother vote and Mary Winslow Taylor was chosen prettiest girl under three. Oliver Coker was the prettiest boy under three and Edward Jenkins the prettiest boy ages three to five. Emily Dowdell took prettiest decorated carriage.
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Grip
C. W H. Merriter
Birmingham
R. EB
O. Kelley
New Jersey
L. Morriss
Atlanta
Mary Francis Hicks
Margaret Dixon
Mary Winslow Taylor
Oliver Coker
Edward Jenkins
Emily Dowdell
Medical Association Opens Sixty-Second Session in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on June 26 the sixty second annual American Medical Association session opens with hundreds of physicians arriving from across the country. The gathering marks the second time the association meets in California since 1911, when San Francisco hosted.
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Los Angeles
Cal
American Medical Association
San Francisco
Marvelous Story of John Paul Jones
A pallid sickly boy with tuberculosis tendencies becomes a record breaking runner. Jones fights illness with outdoor exercise and discipline, improves, attends Exeter and Cornell, and shatters the one mile mark at four minutes and fifteen and two fifths seconds, faster than the old record. He defies doctors and achieves fame through perseverance and training.
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John Paul Jones
Washington
Coneff
Exeter
Jones
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Tom Coneff
Ireland
Travers Island
Afteen
New Coats with Padding Redefine Equal Appearance
The article notes fashion change as coats with shoulder padding alter the look of all men, suggesting a broader shift in style and presentation.
Corner in 3 Cent Pieces
The article explains how most three cent pieces, once common, ended up in Chicago vaults at a large electrical company. Pay station slots misused three cent coins for dimes, creating a流 surplus and a mild, long running mystery about their fate.
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Electrical Manufacturing Company
Chicago
I T Wag
Lost Eastern Water Powers Could Bring Light and Heat
Rural New Yorker argues for reviving old New England and eastern water powers, noting dams abandoned as farming declines. The piece describes a Connecticut site where a log dam leaks and a 19 foot fall wastes power, urging capital and cooperation to power farmhouses and machinery rather than let it fade.
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New Yorker
New England
Connecticut
Pacific Coast
Radium's Impact on Geology and Earth’s Age
Prof J J Thompson notes radium's heat output surpasses the Earth’s internal heat loss, reshaping views on Earth's age. Lord Kelvin once estimated under 100 million years, based on chemical heat alone, but radium suggests a much different thermal history.
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Lord Kelvin
Profs. Strutt and
Joly
Prof
J. J. Thompson
Science
Glazing Materials and Liquid Glass Used in Pottery
The article lists common glazing components such as litharge flint feldspar Paris white and white clay and describes water glass or liquid glass an alkali made from silica and potassium carbonate fused with charcoal. It is soluble in boiling water and used for egg preservation and as a cement or fireproof waterproof coatings in earthenware.
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Paris
Boston Globe
Friends of Bruges form society to protect old city
A group calling itself the friends of Bruges aims to buy and repurpose or preserve historic houses as the city is kept intact. They urge avoiding alterations to architecture, arguing Bruges should remain as a model for future generations. The plan prioritizes preservation over radical changes.
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Bruges
Old City
Europe
Alfalfa Seen as Valuable Dairy Feed Said to Cut Costs
Milk producers praise alfalfa as a powerful dairy feed comparable to wheat bran, noting it is usually cheaper and can boost milk and butter fat. Despite this, it remains underutilized in towns, due to lack of understanding and appreciation.
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Coburn
Neighborhood wedding excitement matches baseball fervor
A local woman shows as much enthusiasm for a wedding as a man does for a baseball game, highlighting the shared joy and spirited community affection in the neighborhood.
Watermelon Social Aimed to Benefit New Doctor at Church
Report of a watermelon social held at a city church last night to raise funds for a new medical professional described as the doctor to be, benefiting the church community.
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Goodwin
Popkins
Chicago News
Quick social tip about impressing a girl with compliments
The quote suggests flattery as a fast route to approval by telling a girl she is attractive. It frames appearance-focused praise as a simple method to signal good taste and attract attention in social settings.
Crawling Stone Lake Sacred Rock Local Legend
In northern Wisconsin a large lake named Crawling Stone Lake holds a sacred floating rock tied to the Caippewa Indians. Indians offer food and tobacco to the Great Spirit on the rock and forbid white men to fish there, believing the fish were placed for the Indians.
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Wisconsin
Teeth of the Sheep Explain Age Through Dentition
Prof Gaumnitz of Minnesota explains sheep age by dentition. Fine wool breeds mature later than medium or coarse types. Lambs show small smooth white incisors. by two to four years, four pairs of large teeth appear, guiding age from six weeks to four years.
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Pennsylvania
Gaumnitz
Minnesota
Repairs Free for Poor Scholars
It is proposed that boots and clothes of necessitous children attending the London County Council day and residential special schools shall be repaired free of cost to parents. The work would provide useful practice for pupils in boot making and tailoring classes, with no extra expense beyond what is already authorized.
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London County Council
London Standard
Calf Feeding Schedule From Birth to Five Weeks
A dairy guide outlines calf feeding from birth to five weeks old. It recommends near blood-temperature new milk, two quarts per feed in week one, increasing weekly by one pint, and introducing warm skimmed milk and meal rations in later weeks. It notes feeding once or twice daily in mild weather and details meal composition with oats wheat middlings linseed oil meal.
Caterpillars as Food in Upper Congo Regions
Native communities in the Upper Congo favor edible caterpillars called mita, gathered from trees during season. They vary from small nests under branches to large hairy caterpillars five to six inches long, prized when cooked properly. Reports note palatability and cultural practice alongside a light joke about marriage proposals.
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Upper Congo
Wide World Magazine
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Linnie Privett
Gowan Roberts
Florida
Mary Jones Huey
W. A. McBurnette
Belah Humphries
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Eunice Humphries
Demopolis
Emmie Draper
Main Street
England
King i
Mississippi
Talladega Babies
Medicoes OF
U. S
Angeles
Bond
Bonds Pharmacy Co
Little Rock
Ark
Middle West
Dime Sia Machine Company
the Friends OF
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University Farm
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Minn
Crawling Stone Lake
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